Michael Daley has been taken off the Treasury portfolio and instead given the planning and infrastructure and gaming and racing portfolios. Photo: Cole Bennetts Linda Burney, pictured with Bill Shorten, has moved out of the shadow cabinet to contest the seat of Barton at this year’s federal election. Photo: Nick Moir

Deputy NSW Labor leader set to make history

Newly appointed NSW Labor deputy leader Michael Daley has been dumped from the prestigious Treasury portfolio in a reshuffle sparked by former deputy Linda Burney’s​ bid to enter Federal Parliament.

Keira MP Ryan Park – regarded as one of Labor’s best performers – has been rewarded with the Treasury portfolio.

Mr Foley has also promoted Lakemba MP and former high school principal Jihad Dib to his shadow cabinet in the reshuffle, which increases the number of women on the opposition frontbench to a record nine.

Mr Dib, a first-term MP and former principal at Punchbowl Boys High School, takes the education portfolio from Ms Burney, who moves out of shadow cabinet to contest the seat of Barton at this year’s federal election.

Four other MPs who entered Parliament at the 2015 election have been brought on to the frontbench.